Purple Gallinule

Gallery: AvianPosted July 21, 201536 views3 comments

This is the "old" name for this species, but why would I want to call it a Purple Moorhen?

Taken in the Marsh at the top of Masai Mara

Eos 1DX

200-400 mm F4 at 540 mm

F7.1

ISO 400

1/2000

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on July 21, 2015 at 2:59 PM

Hi Ken

Vary nice exposure, and I really like the white tail feathers.

Peter

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 21, 2015 at 11:21 PM

Beautiful detail in the plumage and a great job catching that wonderful iridescence, Ken. I tend to agree with you on name changes.

devil

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on July 24, 2015 at 2:58 AM

Peter and Dennis,

Thanks very much devil

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